Art of the Problem on MSN

The universal machine: The idea that made modern computing possible

At the beginning of the 20th century, scientists began wondering whether mental work could be mechanized just like physical ...
Chicago Tribune

A decade in the making, world premiere of ‘The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing’ arrives at COT at the right time

For as much as we know about the pioneering British computer scientist Alan Turing, we know relatively little about his death. Turing was found dead at his home in 1954, two years after he was outed ...
Forbes

How Insights From Alan Turing Help Us Understand Supercomputing

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Gerui Wang writes about AI, society, media, and culture. The race to build powerful AI data centers is accelerating, with tech ...
balkaninsight

Chatty Machines: Can AI Language Models Pass the Turing Test?

As increasingly sophisticated models like ChatGPT test the boundaries of machine intelligence – the potential consequences for society are profound. As artificial intelligence, AI, continues its rapid ...
ITWeb on MSN

The computing factory that defeated the cipher

The computing factory that defeated the cipherIn Alan Turing's world, at Bletchley Park, there wasn't time to crack a PIN with brute force, as ciphers changed too often and lives were at risk. By Dr ...
The Washington Post

Google’s AI passed a famous test — and showed how the test is broken

Artificially intelligent programs such as Xiaoice, a humanlike “companion” chatbot popular in China, can trick people into thinking they have minds and feelings of their own. (Yan Cong for The ...